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As part of WOSU’s ongoing COVID-19 coverage, we asked listeners to share their questions with us about the illness and Ohio's response. Now we have some…

SNAP recipients who were told they wouldn't receive benefits until next month will get a portion of their March allotment earlier than expected.Hamilton…

Around 7,000 federal workers in Ohio aren’t receiving paychecks because of the government shutdown. And none of them will be offered unemployment checks...

The local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis say addiction has cost them—not just in damage to people’s lives, but in dollars and cents. It’s hard to come up with a price tag, though. Numerous different agencies handle prevention, treatment and response to overdoses. The federal government, state of Ohio, foundations and local communities are all paying for the epidemic. While the crisis hasn’t broken local budgets in the Mahoning Valley, it has burdened them, agency officials say. Stopping Opioids At The County Jail

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A committee of state lawmakers has held its first of five meetings aimed at determining whether Ohio's jobless benefits system for…

Ohio's unemployment rate for July was down compared with the previous month, but up slightly from the rate reported a year ago.The Ohio Department of Job…

Ohio jobseekers can head online to find more job postings than ever before. A total of nearly 50,000 jobs openings were posted online from mid-October…

Ohio officials say child support payments are being collected at a rate not seen since before the recession.The state's Department of Job and Family…